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Standard tuning.
No capo.
VERSE/CHORUS:
A          A/D        A/C#      A/B
E--0--     E--0--     E--0--    E--0--       
B--0--     B--0--     B--0--    B--0--
G--6--     G--6--     G--6--    G--6--
D--7--     D--7--     D--7--    D--7--
A--7--     A--5--     A--4--    A--x--
E--5--     E--x--     E--x--    E--7--
BRIDGE:
Bm7             Dsus2/F#
E--2--          E--0--
B--0--          B--3--
G--2--          G--2--
D--0--          D--0--
A--2--          A--0--
E--0--          E--2--
VERSE:
AFor the sun
A/DFor the light
A/C#For the ride and for the A/Bmasters
AWe come to be A/Dkind
A/C#To be warm here and A/Bafter
AWe've been out
A/DBut we're back
A/C#Because we're graced in these A/Bmatters
And we'll AriA/Dse.A/C#  A/B  
AAnd we did a little love
A/DBut we walked
A/C#We make a sound for the A/Bmesto
AMake a little call to the A/Dright
A/C#to the ball and to the A/Bmast-top
BRIDGE:
And we
Bm7We fool around now and again
Bm7We're looking good
Dsus2/F#But just as friends
CHORUS: 
And this is our AheyA/Dday A/C#baby A/Byeah
And we're not gonna Abe afA/Draid A/C#to sA/Bhout
'Cause we can make our AheyA/Dday A/C#last A/Bforever
And ain't that what it's Aall aA/Dbout
Oh A/C#living, in A/Bour own terrible way.
VERSE:
And we lack a little love, but a sign
A sign to get a little messed up
Picking up the rules, for the chimes
Making up minds and making it last us
'Cause we live alone, and now we're grown
And we know what we're after
And we'll rise
BRIDGE:
We fool around now and again
We're looking good
But just as friends
CHORUS:                                                                                 
And this is our heyday baby yeah
And we're not gonna be afraid to shout
'Cause we can make our heyday last forever
And ain't that what it's all about
Oh living, in our own terrible way.
VERSE:
                          A (mute)
And so we had ourselves a break
          A/D(MUTE)      A/C# (mute) A/B (mute)
and we're done and we'll come to our senses
and we'll AriA/DseA/C#  A/B  
and we'll AriA/Dse (A/C#go up A/Bin step movement singing in octave)
CHORUS:
And this is our AheyA/Dday A/C#baby A/Byeah
And we're not gonna Abe afA/Draid A/C#to sA/Bhout
'Cause we can make our AheyA/Dday A/C#last A/Bforever
And ain't that what it's Aall aA/Dbout
Oh A/C#living, in A/Bour own terrible way.

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Heyday

by Mic Christopher

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

A/C#

A/B

Bm7

Dsus2/F#

Standard tuning.

No capo.

VERSE/CHORUS:

A A/D A/C# A/B

E--0-- E--0-- E--0-- E--0--

B--0-- B--0-- B--0-- B--0--

G--6-- G--6-- G--6-- G--6--

D--7-- D--7-- D--7-- D--7--

A--7-- A--5-- A--4-- A--x--

E--5-- E--x-- E--x-- E--7--

BRIDGE:

Bm7 Dsus2/F#

E--2-- E--0--

B--0-- B--3--

G--2-- G--2--

D--0-- D--0--

A--2-- A--0--

E--0-- E--2--

VERSE:

For the sun

A/D

For the light

A/C# A/B

For the ride and for the masters

A A/D

We come to be kind

A/C# A/B

To be warm here and after

We've been out

A/D

But we're back

A/C# A/B

Because we're graced in these matters

A A/D A/C# A/B

And we'll rise.

And we did a little love

A/D

But we walked

A/C# A/B

We make a sound for the mesto

A A/D

Make a little call to the right

A/C# A/B

to the ball and to the mast-top

BRIDGE:

And we

Bm7

We fool around now and again

Bm7

We're looking good

Dsus2/F#

But just as friends

CHORUS:

A A/D A/C# A/B

And this is our heyday baby yeah

A A/D A/C# A/B

And we're not gonna be afraid to shout

A A/D A/C# A/B

'Cause we can make our heyday last forever

A A/D

And ain't that what it's all about

A/C# A/B

Oh living, in our own terrible way.

VERSE:

And we lack a little love, but a sign

A sign to get a little messed up

Picking up the rules, for the chimes

Making up minds and making it last us

'Cause we live alone, and now we're grown

And we know what we're after

And we'll rise

BRIDGE:

We fool around now and again

We're looking good

But just as friends

CHORUS:

And this is our heyday baby yeah

And we're not gonna be afraid to shout

'Cause we can make our heyday last forever

And ain't that what it's all about

Oh living, in our own terrible way.

VERSE:

A (mute)

And so we had ourselves a break

A/D(MUTE) A/C# (mute) A/B (mute)

and we're done and we'll come to our senses

A A/D A/C# A/B

and we'll rise

A A/D A/C# A/B

and we'll rise (go up in step movement singing in octave)

CHORUS:

A A/D A/C# A/B

And this is our heyday baby yeah

A A/D A/C# A/B

And we're not gonna be afraid to shout

A A/D A/C# A/B

'Cause we can make our heyday last forever

A A/D

And ain't that what it's all about

A/C# A/B

Oh living, in our own terrible way.

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